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Fr id ay n i gh t’ s co n c er t hea dli ner will b e Scoc ha . F oot- s tompi ng , s i ng - a lo ng , r o us - i ng , e motio na l, hear t-po un di ng , a Scoc ha g i g i s p a ck e d wit h t he f ee l- g ood f a cto r an d p e opl e f r om a ll ov er t he wo r ld are b eg i n - n i ng to joi n t he Scoc ha p ar t y . Scoc ha w as bo rn w hen L a i n Scott an d D a vid Cha pm an g ot to ge t her to share t he i r lov e of m us ic an d s o ng . Bot h are f r om H a wick, a tow n i n Scotl an d wit h a lo ng - s t an di ng fi ne t ra ditio n i n s o ng . Wit h wid e - rang i ng a pp ea l, Scoc ha ’ s m us ic c r o sses a ll bo r d ers wit h ti gh t voc a l har mo n i es , gu i- t ars , b ass , b ag pip es , w h i s tl es , bod hrans , bo u zo u ki s , an d m u c h mo re . T ra ditio na l Scotti sh an d Ce ltic m us ic an d s o ng wit h a r ock ‘ n ’ r oll a ttit u d e . I t’ s impo s - s ibl e to li s t en to Scoc ha wit h o u t i ns ti n c- tiv e l y s tompi ng y o ur f ee t. Big surplus HAWKESBURY | The Hawkesbury and District General Hospital remains in very strong financial condition, according to the institution’s financial statements. In f a ct, d ur i ng t he l as t fi s c a l year , t he HGH i n c rease d it s sur pl us b y $171,000. W hen t he h o s pit a l’ s l as t fi s c a l e x er ci se en d e d M ar c h 31, t he h o s pit a l ha d re co r d e d a sur - pl us of $3,571,380. T he mo ne t ary po s itio n of t he HGH has b een hea lt hy fo r t he l as t nu mb er of years . A ft er re co r di ng a sur pl us of $2,136,685 d ur i ng t he 2008-2009 fi s c a l year , t he h o s pit a l sa w t h i s a mo un t climb to $2,432,276 d ur i ng t he fi nan ci a l e x er ci se t ha t fi n i she d M ar c h 31, 2010. In t he fi s c a l year en di ng M ar c h 31, 2011, t he h o s pit a l re co r d e d a sur pl us of $3.4 millio n . D ur i ng t he 2011-2012 fi s c a l year , e xp en dit ures i n c rease d f r om $45,486,000 $ to $48,432,000 b u t re v enues a l s o i n - c rease d, f r om $48,886,000 to $52,003,734. T he p r ovi n c e p a id $23,163,079 i n su b- s idi es fo r p a ti en t c are , comp are d to $21,719,801 i n 2010-2011. Un d er t he “ot her f un di ng ” ru b r ic, t he HGH re c e iv e d a su m of $20,427, 600, u p f r om $18,974,132 i n 2010-2011. T he “ot her f un di ng ” se ctio n i n cl u d es p ay m en t s fo r o u t-of-p r ovi n c e p a ti en t s . Qu éb e c res id en t s a cco un t fo r a bo u t 35 p er c en t of t he h o s pi- t a l’ s c ase lo a d. T he e xp en dit ures li n k e d to h o s - pit a liz e d p a ti en t s i n c rease d f r om $11,489,000 to $11,929,687 w h il e o u t- p a ti en t c are co s t $11,500,475, com- p are d to $9,675,286 i n 2010-2011. E xp enses fo r di agn o s tic an d t hera p eu - tic ser vic es climb e d f r om $8,301,000 to $8,471,609. S u ppo r t ser vic es w en t f r om $5,529,000 $ to $6,096, 339. A dmi n i s t ra tiv e co s t s d e c rease d f r om $5, 215,812 to $5,202,152.
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MAXVILLE | RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson will preside over the 65 th edition of the Glengarry Highland Games in Max- ville Saturday, August 4. A L a c hu t e na tiv e , P au l s o n b e c a m e t he 23 r d C ommi ss io ner of t he RC MP N ov e m- b er 21, 2011, c a ppi ng a lo ng an d imp res - s iv e polic e c areer . B eg i nn i ng Fr id ay , Augus t 3, t he ga t her - i ng of t he cl ans f ea t ures t he N o r t h A m er i- c an Pip e B an d Cha mpio nsh ip s , a di s pl ay of m us ic, d an c e , s po r t s , fiddli ng , p agean t ry , an d t ra ditio n . Vi s it www. g l engarryh i gh l an d ga m es .com fo r d e t a il s . Si n c e t he fi rs t G a m es w ere he ld i n 1948, t he p e opl e of Gl engarry ha v e e xt en d e d clo se to a millio n w e lcom es to vi s ito rs w h o com e to see w ha t i s b e li e v e d to b e o ne of t he l arges t Hi gh l an d G a m es i n t he wo r ld. In t he co urse of t he d ay Augus t 4, mo re t han 60 pip e b an d s are p u t t hr o ugh t he i r p a c es to d e cid e t he N o r t h A m er ic an Pip e B an d Cha mpio ns , mo re t han 200 d an c ers d e f y gra vit y i n t he Hi gh l an d D an c e com- p e titio n an d g i an t s hur l t e l e p h o ne pol e - s iz e d c a b ers an d 50-po un d i r o n ha mm ers ar o un d t he i n fi e ld. G a m es P res id en t J a ck Yo ur t s t a t es t ha t it i s mo s t fitti ng to ha v e C ommi ss io ner P au l- s o n a tt en d t he 65t h G a m es as t he e v en t sa l u t es t he m any fi ne polic e pip e b an d s i n N o r t h A m er ic a p er fo r mi ng i n t h i s year ’ s G a m es , i n cl u di ng t he RC MP’ s ow n pip e b an d.
Ran t M agg i e Ran t will p er fo r m S a t ur d ay a t t he Hi gh l an d G a m es i n M a xvill e . Pageantry, pipes, plaid newsroom@eap.on.ca MAXVILLE | Rant Maggie Rant,
an d t he l esser k n ow n Is l e of M ann , G a lici a (Sp a i n ) an d B r itt any ( Fran c e ), as w e ll as f r om t he M ar itim es , a l eg io n of ne w Ce ltic m us ic li s t eners an d f ans are d ra w n to Ran t M agg i e Ran t’ s f us io n of Wo r ld i n fl uen c es , i n cl u di ng L a ti n , Middl e Eas t ern an d A f r ic an han d p er c uss io n an d rhy t h m s . Ran t M ag - g i e Ran t b r i ngs to ge t her fiv e su p er bl y t a l- en t e d m us ici ans : M ar k F l e tc her (w h i s tl es , t en o r m an dol a , a cco r dio n , Scotti sh s m a ll pip es , gu it ar , bod hran , b a ck gr o un d voc a l s ), Li n d say Sc h i n dl er (fiddl e , b a ck gr o un d vo- c a l s ), Gl en Di as (l ea d voc a l s , re co r d ers , p er - c uss io n ), R ob L ar o se (p er c uss io n - d ru m kit, c a jo n , dj e mb e , d u mb e k, co ngas , b a ck- gr o un d voc a l s ) an d B arry J a m es P ayne ( gu it ars , har mo n ic a , b a ck gr o un d voc a l s ).
described as one of Canada’s most exciting Celtic fusion ensembles, will perform at the annual Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville August 4 at 5 p.m. Au di en c es a lw ays ha v e a r o us i ng g ood tim e a t Ran t M agg i e Ran t co n c er t s . T he b an d lik es to mi s c h i e vo us l y colo ur o u t s id e t he p res c r ib e d li nes . D ur i ng t he i r co n c er t s , t he q u i n t e t will d e liv er a b eau tif u l t ra ditio n - a l b a ll a d, c hase it u p wit h an A pp a l a c h i an - s t y l e gr oov e an d en d wit h a kill er ji g o r ree l. T ra ditio na li s t s lov e t he i r a pp r o a c h , as t hey res p e ct t he tim e - h o n o ure d s t y l es . D ra w- i ng o n t he m us ic f r om t he se v en Ce ltic na - tio ns of Ire l an d, Scotl an d, C o rn w a ll, W a l es ,
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